The Office of Disciplinary Counsel has filed a
petition asking this Court to place respondent on interim suspension pursuant
to Rule 17(c), RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR, and seeking the appointment of an
attorney to protect respondent’s clients’ interests pursuant to Rule 31, RLDE,
Rule 413, SCACR.

IT IS ORDERED that respondent’s license to
practice law in this state is suspended until further order of the Court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Ladson F. Howell,
Jr., Esquire, is hereby appointed to assume responsibility for respondent’s
client files, trust account(s), escrow account(s), operating account(s), and
any other law office account(s) respondent may maintain. Mr. Howell shall take
action as required by Rule 31, RLDE, Rule 413, SCACR, to protect the interests
of respondent’s clients. Mr. Howell may make disbursements from respondent’s
trust account(s), escrow account(s), operating account(s), and any other law
office account(s) respondent may maintain that are necessary to effectuate this
appointment.

This Order, when served on any bank or other
financial institution maintaining trust, escrow and/or operating accounts of
respondent, shall serve as an injunction to prevent respondent from making
withdrawals from the account(s) and shall further serve as notice to the bank
or other financial institution that Ladson F. Howell, Jr., Esquire, has been
duly appointed by this Court.

Finally, this Order, when served on
any office of the United States Postal Service, shall serve as notice that
Ladson F. Howell, Jr., Esquire, has been duly appointed by this Court and has
the authority to receive respondent’s mail and the authority to direct that
respondent’s mail be delivered to Mr. Howell's office.

This appointment shall be for a period of no
longer than nine months unless request is made to this Court for an extension.